i always make a mix at the end of every year that kind of is my year in review, musically speaking. the transitions between songs at the beginning are splendid.

Thoughts: I know I'm breaking a rule by putting two Avalanches tracks here. I had forgotten how good that Jawbreaker song sounded.I promise to exclude The Hold Steady from my next mix. The Pogues, too. …

this mix was made from music I've been given by a friend over the past couple months

This one was made for Deb. It's also representative of what I felt was some of the best music of 2005 but is, by no means, a definitive list.

this pretty much sums up my 2005. not all new stuff by any means, but i like how it came out. hopefully it'll give me a nice boost into the new year.

Title from Kipling. Trying to capture a specific time and place.

A "listening diary" of stuff I liked in 2005: some new, some old, some...wait, what else is there? First volume, focusing on 2005 full-lengths, is here.

Songs from my favorite CDs of 2005. The second disc is a "listening diary" of favorite songs from CDs I don't own (yet) - even if they came out in other years (or haven't been released yet officially).